Accessibility

Optimize the way you view your web browser

How to change visibility features

If you have difficulty in reading the MySynchrony website on your screen, you may be able to change the settings on your browser to help you improve their visibility.

How to change visibility features

The following suggestions to improve the visibility of web pages will apply to any site that you visit. However, you may find that not all pages within a site are compatible. The images on the screen will not be affected. These instructions have been tested with Internet Explorer version 9.

To apply the font and color changes below permanently:

On the 'Tools' menu (the gear icon in the upper right corner), click 'Internet Options'

On the 'General' tab, click on 'Accessibility'

Click in each of the three boxes to show ticks

Click 'OK'.

Text with a sans serif font (such as Arial) is easier to read than a serif font (such as Times New Roman). To change the text font:

On the 'Tools' menu, click 'Internet Options'

On the 'General' tab, click 'Fonts'

In the 'Web page font' and 'Plain text font' lists, choose the fonts you would like to use

Click 'OK'

To enlarge the text:

On the 'Browser' menu click 'View'

Click 'Text size'

Choose the size of text.

Combinations of fonts, typefaces and background colors used in web page design may result in text being difficult to read. However, you can choose settings to suit you. For example black text on a yellow background gives a distinct contrast. To change the text color and background color:

On the 'Tools' menu, click 'Internet Options'

On the 'General' tab, click 'Colors'

Deselect the 'Use Windows Colors' tick box

Select the box next to 'Text' and choose a color

Click 'OK'

Select the box next to 'Background' and choose a color

Click 'OK'

To prevent graphics from appearing on web pages:

Under 'Tools', click 'Internet Options'

On the 'Advanced' tab, scroll down to the 'Multimedia' heading

Click on the graphics options ('animations', 'videos' and 'pictures') to remove the ticks

Click on 'Apply', and then click on 'OK'

If graphics still appear, select 'View' then 'Refresh' from the toolbar, or press F5.

To change the size of the window:

Open the 'Tools' menu

Under the 'File' dropdown, select 'Full Screen'

Alternatively, you can simply press F11.

There are other options to tailor web pages that help make them easier to read. These may be found under the 'Tools' menu: